Improvement in toilet-mirrors



UNITED S'rA'rEs PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM STAEHLEN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE WATTIS, OFSAME PLAOE.

IMPROVEMENT IN TOILET-MIRRORS.

Specifioation forming part of Letters Patent No. 183,985, dated October31, 1876; application filed May 29, 1876.

To all who'm it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM STAEHLEN, of thecity of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Toilet Mirrors, whichimprovement is fully set forth in the following specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

The object of this invention is to have a oonvenient hand toilet-mirror,provided with a simple stand or loaded base. Said stand has an adjustable sleeve for holding the handle with the mirror, and has a loosecollar on said sleeve and several shoulders of different dimension toengage with said collar, so that in a convenient manner said mirror maybe adjusted and set readily with the stand to the desired requisiteinclination for toilet use, and that the same mirror may be used by handat any time by withdrawing it from the stand.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 represents a face view or frontelevation of the mirror when used With the stand, and made according tomy invention. Fig. 2 represents a central longitudinal Vertical sectionof the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the mirror when used byhand and detached from its stand. Fig. 4 is a detached rear view of thestand, its sleeve being shown'removed. Fig. 5 is a detached view of thejunction of the handle with the mirrorthe parts shown bisected, Withexception `of the screw enterin g the back of the mirror.

A represents the mirror-glass, which is oval, and is set in a frame, B,circumscribing its periphery, and made of sheet metal. ln the back ofthe frame is fitted the wood back O, against 'which the glass isresting. D represents the handle of the mirror. It is made hollow ortubular, and of metal. The top end of the same has the Wood-screw Esecured in it, which enters the Wood back O, and thereby the handle D isreadily secured to the mirror. The Wood back is held to the glass bymeans of the frame B, which overlaps it, as shown. F represents theloaded stand. .lt has an iron bot-tom, G, and its base is of properdimension to stand firmly. Its upper portion is made hollow, and of areduced dimension, and has several shoulders, H H, and an opening orslot, I, through the top and rear, as shown in Figs.

2 and 4. The shoulders H nearer to the base are of larger dimensions, asshown, than those above.

Through the slot I is employed a sleeve or tube, J, which has itsopening of a corresponding dimension with the diameter of the handle Dto receive the same and hold it properly, and allow its being withdrawnfrom the said sleeve with facility. Over the said sleeve is employed aloose collar, K, and the lower end of the same is attached to the bottomof the base F by means of pivots L L, which are part of or are securedon the lower portion of said sleeve, and are fitted to turn loose inupwardprojccting eyes M M, either formed on or se cured to said bottom,as shown. Said sleeve turns readily on its pivots or trunnions, andpasses freely in the slot I, and may be set upright or may be thrownback in said slot in an inclined position, as shown in Fig. 2. The loosecollar K is made larger on its lower end, so as to drop over the top endof the stand suficiently to stop the sleeve and mirror while nearly inits most inclined position. For a less-inclined position, the saidcollar drops down lower upon one of the lower shoulders, H, and, whenset in Vertical position, said collar drops over the lowest shoulder, asshown in Fig. 1. When the stand F and collar K are made of spun metal,they may be made for a limited expense, and very handsome. The wholetoilet-mirror can be made for a limited expense, and of handsomeappearance, and Veryvconvenient for use.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The mirror-frame B, the wood back O, the glass A, and handle D, withthe screw E to join the parts together, all combined substantially asand for the purpose herein mentioned.

2. The stand F, provided with the slot I, the shoulders H H, and thecollar K, the bottom G with the eyes M M, and the sleeve J with thepivots L, all combined substantially as and for the purpose hereinstated.

W. STAEHLEN. Witnesses MoRToN HAYBYNN, R. BoEKLEN.

